AN 86-year-old Wellington man, known for undertaking regular skydives, has been recognised in Parliament for his charity work.

Brian Standring was the subject of a recent Early Day Motion put forward by MP Gideon Amos.

Mr Standring, who lives at Ivy House in Corams Lane, recently completed his fourth skydive, leaping from 15,000ft at the Dunkeswell Aerodrome on June 11, to raise funds for Alzheimer’s Society.

The House of Commons’ Early Day Motion congratulated Mr Standring on his latest effort, with the MP adding that it was “a marvellous achievement”.

Mr Amos said: “Thank you for your contribution to the constituency and here’s to even more success in the future!”

Mr Standring, who was presented with a printed version of the motion, has been a volunteer with Alzheimer's Society for ten years, undertaking numerous roles in addition to his fundraising.

Having previously helped care for his friend, Alan, and had other friends lose their lives to dementia, Mr Standring said he knows all too well the tremendous toll it can take — not just on people who live with dementia, but also their friends and family.

He said: “One of the main reasons for my visit and meeting with Gideon was to explore whether and how he may be able to support the importance of dementia, locally, and at Westminster, nationally.

“I wanted to discuss the key aspects of dementia and Alzheimer's Society's three priority areas - diagnoses, social care and treatments.

“We also covered the fact that only 29 per cent of the social care workforce is meaningfully trained in dementia yet 60 to 70 per cent of over 65s who receive care have dementia.

“Around one million people in the UK live with dementia. It is the UK's leading cause of death, and the economic impact of dementia is profound.”